Russia complains about alleged search of airplane in London

The Russian Embassy in Britain has complained about the alleged search of a Russian airliner that landed at London's Heathrow Airport. The embassy said British Border Forces and Customs officers searched an Aeroflot flight from Moscow Friday in violation of international rules. The British government did not immediately comment on the embassy's complaint. Russia says it has sent a diplomatic note demanding an explanation of the search.

, The British Embassy building, foreground, with the Russian Foreign Ministry building, background right, in Moscow, Russia, Friday, March 30, 2018. The Russian Foreign Ministry said Friday it has ordered Britain to reduce the number of its diplomats in Moscow to the level that Russia has in London, escalating a diplomatic war with the West over the poisoning of an ex-Russian spy in Britain. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)